John D. Wade

15.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
344 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

John D. Wade is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Wade has authored 344 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 121 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 58 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in John D. Wade's work include Pregnancy-related medical research (119 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (58 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (49 papers). John D. Wade is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy-related medical research (119 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (58 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (49 papers). John D. Wade collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. John D. Wade's co-authors include Mohammed Akhter Hossain, Ross A. D. Bathgate, Frances Separovic, László Ötvös, Geoffrey W. Tregear, Neil M. O’Brien‐Simpson, Ross T. Fernley, Maria Rozakis-Adcock, David D.L. Bowtell and Tony Pawson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John D. Wade

340 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The SH2 and SH3 domains of mammalian Grb2 couple the EGF receptor to the Ras activator mSos1

1993 914 citations John D. Wade et al. profile →
Chemically modified and conjugated antimicrobial peptides against superbugs

2021 346 citations Wenyi Li, Frances Separovic et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John D. Wade Australia	57	5.2k	3.7k	1.9k	1.4k	1.1k	344	12.7k
Paul H. Schlesinger United States	58	7.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.3×	378 0.2×	1000 0.7×	740 0.6×	176	13.5k
Peter M. Elias United States	113	10.6k 2.1×	1.1k 0.3×	805 0.4×	2.9k 2.1×	993 0.9×	488	37.6k
Maria Panico United Kingdom	56	6.1k 1.2×	891 0.2×	324 0.2×	802 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	144	10.8k
Eberhard Krause Germany	59	7.2k 1.4×	399 0.1×	1.2k 0.6×	537 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	252	11.5k
Miguel A. R. B. Castanho Portugal	49	5.9k 1.1×	675 0.2×	3.1k 1.6×	393 0.3×	822 0.7×	238	9.2k
David L. Williams United States	76	5.1k 1.0×	948 0.3×	593 0.3×	1000 0.7×	495 0.4×	356	19.4k
Toshifumi Takao Japan	55	8.5k 1.6×	370 0.1×	917 0.5×	743 0.5×	617 0.5×	222	14.3k
Kym F. Faull United States	65	8.7k 1.7×	841 0.2×	260 0.1×	1.7k 1.2×	592 0.5×	309	17.2k
Dennis R. Voelker United States	72	11.8k 2.3×	680 0.2×	559 0.3×	2.2k 1.7×	555 0.5×	227	21.9k
Ian G. Charles United Kingdom	47	4.3k 0.8×	480 0.1×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	255 0.2×	153	10.2k

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Cai, Kai, Rochele Yamamoto, Mohammed Akhter Hossain, et al.. (2025). Structure and activation of the Drosophila insulin receptor by three Drosophila insulin-like peptides. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9504–9504. 1 indexed citations

Li, Rong, et al.. (2023). Directed chemical dimerisation enhances the antibacterial activity of the antimicrobial peptide MSI-78(4–20). Australian Journal of Chemistry. 76(8). 455–464. 3 indexed citations

Hossain, Mohammed Akhter, Feng Lin, Ernesto Lopes Pinheiro-Júnior, et al.. (2021). Identification, Synthesis, Conformation and Activity of an Insulin-like Peptide from a Sea Anemone. Biomolecules. 11(12). 1785–1785. 13 indexed citations

Lin, Shuimu, John D. Wade, & Shouping Liu. (2020). De Novo Design of Flavonoid-Based Mimetics of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides: Discovery, Development, and Applications. Accounts of Chemical Research. 54(1). 104–119. 53 indexed citations

Welch, Nicholas G., Shayanti Mukherjee, Mohammed Akhter Hossain, et al.. (2019). Coatings Releasing the Relaxin Peptide Analogue B7-33 Reduce Fibrotic Encapsulation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(49). 45511–45519. 10 indexed citations

Hossain, Mohammed Akhter, Martina Kočan, Song T. Yao, et al.. (2016). A single-chain derivative of the relaxin hormone is a functionally selective agonist of the G protein-coupled receptor, RXFP1. Chemical Science. 7(6). 3805–3819. 71 indexed citations

Jamasbi, Elaheh, Giuseppe D. Ciccotosto, Julien Tailhades, et al.. (2015). Site of fluorescent label modifies interaction of melittin with live cells and model membranes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1848(10). 2031–2039. 15 indexed citations

Li, Wenyi, Neil M. O’Brien‐Simpson, Julien Tailhades, et al.. (2015). Multimerization of a Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide, Chex-Arg20, Alters Its Mechanism of Interaction with the Escherichia coli Membrane. Chemistry & Biology. 22(9). 1250–1258. 60 indexed citations

Glister, Claire, Leanne Satchell, Ross A. D. Bathgate, et al.. (2013). Functional link between bone morphogenetic proteins and insulin-like peptide 3 signaling in modulating ovarian androgen production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(15). E1426–35. 58 indexed citations

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Lin, Feng, Julien Tailhades, Linda J. Chan, et al.. (2013). Preparation of canine relaxin by Fmoc-solid phase synthesis and regioselective disulfide bond formation within the A- and B-chains. Monash University Research Portal (Monash University). 1(1). 4–4. 5 indexed citations

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Luo, Xiao, Yali Liu, Sharon Layfield, et al.. (2010). A simple approach for the preparation of mature human relaxin-3. Peptides. 31(11). 2083–2088. 19 indexed citations

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Feng, Shu, Alberto Ferlin, Anne Truong, et al.. (2009). INSL3/RXFP2 Signaling in Testicular Descent. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1160(1). 197–204. 56 indexed citations

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Halls, Michelle L., Maria Papaioannou, John D. Wade, et al.. (2009). RXFP1 Couples to the Gα_i3‐Gβγ‐PI3K‐PKCζ Pathway via the Final 10 Amino Acids of the Receptor C‐terminal Tail. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1160(1). 117–120. 4 indexed citations

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Hung, Lin W., Giuseppe D. Ciccotosto, Eleni Giannakis, et al.. (2008). Amyloid-β Peptide (Aβ) Neurotoxicity Is Modulated by the Rate of Peptide Aggregation: Aβ Dimers and Trimers Correlate with Neurotoxicity. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(46). 11950–11958. 180 indexed citations

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Neal, Jeffrey G. & John D. Wade. (2006). Courtship and copulation in the adult male green anole: Effects of season, hormone and female contact on reproductive behavior and morphology. Behavioural Brain Research. 177(2). 177–185. 37 indexed citations

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Puglielli, Luigi, Avi L. Friedlich, Kenneth D.R. Setchell, et al.. (2005). Alzheimer disease β-amyloid activity mimics cholesterol oxidase. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(9). 2556–2563. 116 indexed citations

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Dawson, Nicola F., Mary Macris, G. W. Tregear, et al.. (1999). Solid‐phase synthesis of ovine Leydig cell insulin‐like peptide – a putative ovine relaxin?. Journal of Peptide Research. 53(5). 542–547. 27 indexed citations

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Wade, John D. & Geoffrey W. Tregear. (1997). [29] Relaxin. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 289. 637–646. 13 indexed citations

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Varga, István, et al.. (1996). The effects of post-translational side-chain modifications on the stimulatory activity, serum stability and conformation of synthetic peptides carrying T helper cell epitopes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1313(1). 11–19. 19 indexed citations

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Wade, John D., et al.. (1993). Chemical synthesis of an O-phosphorylated tyrosine analogue of human angiotensin II, [Tyr(P)4] angiotensin II, and its vasoconstrictor effect in intact sheep.. PubMed. 6(4). 205–10. 6 indexed citations

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